Pol-Econ of Tech vs People
The economics, politics and political economy of technology as it relates to us, people. This may include explicit political economy, information that may highlight certain political-economic realities of tech (even if the source doesn't directly interpret the information that way), personal accounts, news, etc.
Human-powered AI*
Data labeling, user data being sent to human contractors for processing (e.g. humans making phone calls for Meta’s Muse), etc. * I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
Hidden (hyper-)exploitation behind "AI" (by Miftah) — Semble

‘Who is going to pay us when we’re replaced by robots?’ The Indian factory workers told to film themselves for AI

Indian workers are wearing headcams to train AI to do their jobs | South China Morning Post

Photos: India’s workers are training AI robots to take their jobs

Marxism & the Global South

Workers powering the AI industry face terrible conditions, but they shouldn’t have to – interview
Prosocial FLOSS (by Miftah) — Semble
Digital Commodification/Enclosure vs Accessibility (by Miftah) — Semble
Hidden (hyper-)exploitation behind "AI" (by Miftah) — Semble
Data Centers & Global South (by Miftah) — Semble
Cybersecurity and Politics (by Miftah) — Semble
ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
Hidden (hyper-)exploitation behind "AI" (by Miftah) — Semble

Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center

Meta cuts contractors who reported seeing Ray-Ban Meta users have sex

Humans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified

Exclusive: The $2 Per Hour Workers Who Made ChatGPT Safer

Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats